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Southend-on-Sea road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 692 road traffic collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1997, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (705), and casualties fell from 854.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 27,139 collisions in Southend-on-Sea.

Collisions in 1997
692
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
848
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Southend-on-Sea in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1997 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1% and 17% in Southend-on-Sea from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious11416%
  • Slight57283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.7%
  • Serious12114%
  • Slight72185%

Southend-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Southend-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 898 in 1989. 1997 is highlighted, with 692, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025273332
2024280340
2023272316
2022256318
2021231304
2020209250
2019256317
2018279355
2017285353
2016334420
2015393508
2014451604
2013420495
2012394493
2011427531
2010435545
2009448568
2008450548
2007466576
2006523637
2005540670
2004571707
2003612759
2002656818
2001686862
2000745925
1999717900
1998698878
1997692848
1996705854
1995709867
1994729921
1993674851
1992653814
1991763962
19908671,139
19898981,172
19888391,073
19878721,191
19868861,094
19858771,096
19848461,058
19838011,034
19828141,041
1981708913
1980747936
1979752983

When and where crashes happen in Southend-on-Sea in 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (12%)
  • Tuesday102 (15%)
  • Wednesday113 (16%)
  • Thursday107 (15%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday109 (16%)
  • Sunday67 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59104 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5974 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.5%)
  • February43 (6.2%)
  • March49 (7.1%)
  • April63 (9.1%)
  • May62 (9%)
  • June61 (8.8%)
  • July60 (8.7%)
  • August65 (9.4%)
  • September57 (8.2%)
  • October55 (7.9%)
  • November68 (9.8%)
  • December71 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit175 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds578 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (9.8%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry511 (74%)
  • Wet or damp168 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph588 (85%)
  • 40 mph97 (14%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway138 (20%)
  • Roundabout64 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (54%)
  • Pedestrian153 (18%)
  • Cyclist114 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1563 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20127 (15%)
  • 21 to 2587 (10%)
  • 26 to 35151 (18%)
  • 36 to 4585 (10%)
  • 46 to 5573 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4%)
  • Over 7535 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded62 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider469 (55%)
  • Passenger226 (27%)
  • Pedestrian153 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car936 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle118 (9.5%)
  • Motorcycle67 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach49 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Southend-on-Sea in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 in Southend-on-Sea

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Southend-on-Sea ranked among 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Southend-on-Sea had the 117th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Southend-on-Sea with the most crashes in 1997

The A13 had the most collisions in Southend-on-Sea in 1997: 129, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Southend-on-Sea, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA13129154117
2ndA12777101113
3rdA1159343715
4thB1016263504
5thA1158233203
6thB1015202302
7thA1160152113
8thA1015141501
9thB10131100
10thB10171100

Towns in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1997

Southend-on-Sea had 653 collisions in 1997.

Postcode districts in Southend-on-Sea: crashes in 1997

SS0 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Southend-on-Sea in 1997: 192.

Latest crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Southend-on-Sea in 1997, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Southend-on-Sea road accidents in other years